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S.Res. 71 · 108th Congress

A resolution expressing the support for the Pledge of Allegiance.

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LMR MurkowskiSponsor
47 cosponsors · 1 D, 46 R
  1. Senate Introduced Mar 4, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Mar 4, 2003 94–0

Declares that the Senate strongly disapproves of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Newdow v. U.S. Congress and the decision of the full court not to reconsider the case en banc.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate amended · Mar 4, 2003
Declares that the Senate strongly disapproves of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Newdow v. U.S. Congress and the decision of the full court not to reconsider the case en banc.

Authorizes and instructs the Senate Legal Counsel either to seek to intervene in the case to defend the constitutionality of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, or to file an amicus curiae brief in support of such constitutionality.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

Senate · Resolution Agreed to Mar 4, 2003 · 94 Yea – 0 Nay Adoption Majority Leader: Bill Frist
About this bill and sources

Official title: A resolution expressing the support for the Pledge of Allegiance.

Latest action (Mar 4, 2003): Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 0. Record Vote Number: 39. (text: CR 3/5/2003 S3204; wrong version inadvertently printed on 3/4/2003 CR S3076)

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 4, 2003

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  1. Senate Introduced Mar 4, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Mar 4, 2003 94–0

Final vote · Senate · Mar 4, 2003

Adoption — Resolution Agreed to. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Bill Frist

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LMR Murkowski TSR Stevens JSR Sessions RSR Shelby BLD Lincoln MPD Pryor JMR McCain JKR Kyl BBD Boxer DFD Feinstein BCR Campbell WAR Allard CDD Dodd JLD Lieberman JBD Biden TCD Carper BND Nelson SCR Chambliss ZMD Miller DAD Akaka DID Inouye CGR Grassley THD Harkin LCR Craig MCR Crapo PFR Fitzgerald RDD Durbin EBD Bayh RLR Lugar PRR Roberts SBR Brownback JBR Bunning JBD Breaux TKD Kennedy BMD Mikulski PSD Sarbanes OSR Snowe SCR Collins CLD Levin DSD Stabenow MDD Dayton NCR Coleman JTR Talent KBR Bond TCR Cochran TLR Lott CBR Burns MBD Baucus EDR Dole BDD Dorgan KCD Conrad BND Nelson CHR Hagel JSR Sununu JGR Gregg FLD Lautenberg JCD Corzine JBD Bingaman HRD Reid JER Ensign CSD Schumer HCD Clinton GVR Voinovich MDR DeWine DNR Nickles JIR Inhofe GSR Smith RWD Wyden ASR Specter RSR Santorum JRD Reed LCR Chafee FHD Hollings LGR Graham TJD Johnson TDD Daschle BFR Frist LAR Alexander JCR Cornyn KHR Hutchison OHR Hatch RBR Bennett GAR Allen JWR Warner JJI Jeffords PLD Leahy MCD Cantwell PMD Murray HKD Kohl RFD Feingold JRD Rockefeller RBD Byrd CTR Thomas MER Enzi
Not Voting6
BGD Graham MMR McConnell MLD Landrieu JKD Kerry JED Edwards PDR Domenici
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYea
Ted StevensRAKYea
Jeff SessionsRALYea
Richard ShelbyRALYea
Blanche LincolnDARYea
Mark PryorDARYea
John McCainRAZYea
Jon KylRAZYea
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Ben CampbellRCOYea
Wayne AllardRCOYea
Christopher DoddDCTYea
Joseph LiebermanDCTYea
Joseph BidenDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Bob GrahamDFLNot Voting
Saxby ChamblissRGAYea
Zell MillerDGAYea
Daniel AkakaDHIYea
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIAYea
Tom HarkinDIAYea
Larry CraigRIDYea
Mike CrapoRIDYea
Peter FitzgeraldRILYea
Richard DurbinDILYea
Evan BayhDINYea
Richard LugarRINYea
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Sam BrownbackRKSYea
Jim BunningRKYYea
Mitch McConnellRKYNot Voting
John BreauxDLAYea
Mary LandrieuDLANot Voting
John KerryDMANot Voting
Ted KennedyDMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Paul SarbanesDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Mark DaytonDMNYea
Norm ColemanRMNYea
Jim TalentRMOYea
Kit BondRMOYea
Thad CochranRMSYea
Trent LottRMSYea
Conrad BurnsRMTYea
Max BaucusDMTYea
Elizabeth DoleRNCYea
John EdwardsDNCNot Voting
Byron DorganDNDYea
Kent ConradDNDYea
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Chuck HagelRNEYea
John SununuRNHYea
Judd GreggRNHYea
Frank LautenbergDNJYea
Jon CorzineDNJYea
Jeff BingamanDNMYea
Pete DomeniciRNMNot Voting
Harry ReidDNVYea
John EnsignRNVYea
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Hillary ClintonDNYYea
George VoinovichROHYea
Mike DeWineROHYea
Don NicklesROKYea
Jim InhofeROKYea
Gordon SmithRORYea
Ron WydenDORYea
Arlen SpecterRPAYea
Rick SantorumRPAYea
Jack ReedDRIYea
Lincoln ChafeeRRIYea
Fritz HollingsDSCYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCYea
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Tom DaschleDSDYea
Bill FristRTNYea
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXYea
Kay HutchisonRTXYea
Orrin HatchRUTYea
Robert BennettRUTYea
George AllenRVAYea
John WarnerRVAYea
Jim JeffordsIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTYea
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWIYea
Russell FeingoldDWIYea
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Robert ByrdDWVYea
Craig ThomasRWYYea
Michael EnziRWYYea